British push on CO2 at security council - Guardian

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British push on CO2 at security council


· Diplomats seek to put climate change on agenda
· Foreign Office argues it is a matter of global stability

Ed Pilkington in New York and David Adam
Thursday March 8, 2007
The Guardian

The British government is considering putting climate change on to the agenda of the
UN security council for the first time to underline the urgency of the issue.

UK officials are holding talks with the other 14 member states ahead of Britain taking
over the council presidency for the month of April. Early soundings have met resistance
from countries such as the US and South Africa. Britain would only propose bringing
climate change into security council business if it had unanimous support.

Global warming has thus far been considered outside the remit of the council, which is
mandated under the UN charter to maintain "international peace and security".

But the British government - led by key figures including Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and
David Miliband - has come to the view that it is a matter of international security as
it will cause mass migrations and aggravate disputes over borders, water and other
resources.

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Full article: http://environment.guardian.co.uk/climatechange/story/0,,2028872,00.html